Corby hope resets date

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The convicted criminal William Miller - who says his jettisoning
of plans to retrieve a consignment of cannabis at Sydney Airport
landed Schapelle Corby in a Bali prison - is due to make a sworn
statement to police today.

The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions would then
decide whether any immunity from prosecution for Miller would be
justified.

Indonesian lawyers who will represent Corby on Wednesday at an
appeal against her smuggling conviction and 20-year prison sentence
want Miller to testify.

But prosecutors in Bali have objected, saying Miller lacks
credibility. Federal police said last night they had agreed to a
request for Miller to make an "induced statement" that could not be
used for laying any charges against him.

Miller was expected to make a statement to federal police on
Friday, but did not show up. He has said he was to have picked up
the cannabis from Sydney Airport in October for $50,000, but the
plan was aborted because of fears he was under surveillance.

Miller was reported to have asked media outlets for $250,000 for
his story. Australia's Justice Minister, Chris Ellison, has
complained to Corby's lawyers about aspects of the handling of the
case. He flies to Jakarta tomorrow and has offered to meet Corby's
lawyer, Hotman Paris Hutapea.